Baltimore, Saturday Night

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Kathy--err, well, Banzai now, she was in costume--still wasn't quite sure how this had happened. She was on a date, with a guy that she'd talked to exactly once, and while their date had begun with the traditional nice dinner in town, their main activity was definitely not going to be found in any traditional dating guide

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[ultimatehottie]

"Just one question. Any chance of a kiss for good luck?" Johnny asked. He had to give it a shot, okay? "Otherwise, I think I've got things pretty well covered."

[spin_kick_snap]

Good to know: the eyemask definitely did not cover her cheeks or prevent her from blushing. Great. Excellent intel. For...science or something.

"You look lucky enough as you are," she said hastily. "You'll be fine I'm sure."

Kisses were for...guys she'd known longer than three days. Or something.

"Things'll be kinda quiet for a bit until the bars let out, though if we go northwest a bit, there are sometimes drug dealers hanging out that we can snag."

[ultimatehottie]

The blush was worth the question. Oh, Fandom, your girls were adorable and innocent.

"Sounds like fun," Johnny said. "FLAME ON!"

Johnny lifted into the air, paused, and checked, "Northwest would be away from the water and that way, right?" while pointing in the right direction. "Either way, lead the way!"

[spin_kick_snap]

Hey! Not all of them!

But yeah, definitely a hefty percentage. And right now, Kathy felt like the least experienced of them all. Oy.

"That's the way!" Banzai said, with a nod. "Keep up!" Then she dove off the building.

In this, at least, she felt capable of holding her own with Johnny. No, she couldn't fly or control fire, but in its own way, falling was her element. A quick grab of a flag pole had her flipping back up where she bounced off a decorative gargoyle and then handsprung back up to the next roof. She was on the other side in less than a second, vaulting over the edge and reaching out for the next thing to break her fall.

God, how could anyone not love this? It was the ultimate in exhileration.

[gunslingerpose]

Gorgon was having a shitty night. He'd briefly chewed on the idea of leaving his phone at home, given just how many times his siblings and his mother had called today. He'd also chewed on the prospect of just staying in, getting smashed, and watching old Western movies until he passed out on his couch, but that didn't seem like as good a way of celebrating his birthday as, say, getting kicked up a few tiers taking down a drug deal or a mugging or something, and then just ripping up the rooftops for a few hours for the hell of it

[spin_kick_snap]

Banzai was running over rooftops again when she spotted a familiar outline of duster and goggles. Oh. Gorgon was out. That could be...awkward? She flushed a little and called up to Johnny.

"Hey, I know that guy. He's another hero, like us. Wanna go say hello?"

This...could go well? Maybe?

[ultimatehottie]

"I'm friendly enough and it couldn't hurt to meet some other superheroes," Johnny said. "I just wish this guy had a better sense of costuming. It's not the 90s anymore."

HE WAS JUDGING YOU, DUSTER.

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"Hey now!" Banzai said, immediately leaping to Gorgon's defense. "You're running around with a girl in a white karate gi hemmed in rainbows. No making fun of costumes, cause I don't have a leg to stand on. Just be glad you weren't here for my old heroing name."

Which she wasn't gonna share. Nooooo thank you.

"Hey, Gorgon!" she said, starting her descent to street level. "Not leaving any for the rest of us?"